Conservation & Listed Building Architects
Plans for a listed building? Extension in a conservation area?Our team uses great design, heritage sensibility and planning expertise to make your project happen.
Thanks to its industrial wealth, Birmingham and the West Midlands have some of the finest examples of 18th- and 19th-century architecture in the country, and preserving this heritage has been key to our success since the outset in 1989.
We’ve worked on over 200 projects in areas like Edgbaston and Harborne, where the architecture tends to date from the late 18th and the whole of the 19th centuries, and have accumulated expertise on the differing styles and uses of historical buildings across the region – ideal for your listed building project!
Our refurbishment designs pay close attention to the strict requirements of these kinds of projects, and we create designs and homes that respect and complement these fantastic stylistic details and trends, all the while respecting the conditions required in conservation areas like the Calthorpe, Four Oaks and Little Aston estates.
Listed Building architecture and planning in Birmingham
Our job as conservation architects is to safeguard examples and aspects of historical architecture to make sure that they are not lost thanks to poor-quality rebuilds or development. We balance the expectations of the council and the community, respect the existing buildings and surroundings – and give you, the client, exactly what you want! Knowledge and experience are absolutely required for these projects, and we’re lucky enough to have it in spades.
Leading conservation experts in the West Midlands
We have dedicated experts that work closely with English Heritage and conservation teams in council planning departments, and in addition to our conservation and listed building work, we’ve done lots of projects in the West Midlands green belt as examples of our sensitivity in designing homes involving the local council and residents.
- Refurbishing listed manor houses
- Infill developments in AONBs
- Extensions in conservation areas
- Complex building alterations
Our skill is knowing what the council’s conservation officer wants to see when an application for a listed building is put before them. This is what you’re paying for when you hire us with our full architect’s service.
In addition to our broad range of design projects, we have plenty of experience in the varying stages and requirements architecture and planning projects have. The majority of our clients come to us for full architecture and planning services, or we can advise you at different stages, depending on what resources you already have under your belt.
Conservation and heritage professionals at your service
Our reputation as conservation architects at Lapworth is second-to-none, and hinges on our technical knowledge, planning expertise and client service.
Our reviews on Google and Houzz and repeat clients are proof of how good we are at our job – and our conservation work on listed buildings is placed front-and-centre, with over a hundred projects completed in recent years on important buildings all over the West Midlands.
We have also worked on numerous occasions with Calthorpe Estates, Birmingham’s premier property development companies covering the conservation areas of Edgbaston and Harborne on dozens of conversions, refurbishments and new-builds. We’re also currently working on exciting projects on the Four Oaks and Little Aston estates.
Beyond our work with Calthorpe Estates, we have drawn up proposals for redeveloping heritage assets like Great Barr Hall, designed elegant homes in the Warwickshire green belt, renovated manor houses for contemporary residents and refurbished Michelin-starred restaurants in the suburbs of Birmingham.
Embarking on a project like this is daunting, especially if you’re a homeowner, and this is where our services can help you. Our decade-long experience in specialising in these types of projects means that our work is carefully designed, considerately planned and precisely executed – any other way just involves unnecessary headaches.
Come to Lapworth Architects with your conservation or listed building project, and see how we can help you move forward and maintain our fantastic architectural heritage! You can drop us a line in the form below, speak to us on our live chat or call us on 0121 455 0032. Let’s get started on your project!